Prabhudas Lilladhar Broker Research reports

declines of Rs37/bag in the West and South, while the East saw a ~Rs10/bag increase. Prices in the North and Central regions remained flat. As a result, the all-India average price was flat MoM at ~Rs361/bag. Looking ahead, dealers expect limited pricing action until the monsoon recedes....

handed over at Koramangala, Bangalore in 1QFY26. on YoY basis or with our estimates. Excluding the residential business, CHALET IN's operating performance was better than our estimates with EBITDA margin...

FB saw a soft quarter due to weaker NII/NIM and asset quality. Agri/MFI stress led to GNPA blip (provisions at 69bps vs avg. 40-45bps). Additional stress may be lower, though credit costs may remain elevated in Q2'26 due to lag effect. While FB is undergoing transition due to focus on improving asset-liability mix, there could be short term challenges due to NIM pressure and elevated credit costs. However, as earlier guided, momentum in fees was intact and asset mix improved QoQ with lower share of EBLR loans which may protect NIM. Fee...

SII IN reported better than expected results with revenue/EBITDA beat of 3.8%/8.3% respectively. After multiple quarters, volume growth was at par with value growth indicating price wars have stabilized. We expect irrational pricing environment to end soon amid change of guard at top-level within peer set. This is expected to bode well for SII IN as price support to e-com channel partners would come down and tangible benefits of margin expansion resulting from improving utilization at Jaipur would be visible. Additional margin kicker...

We downgrade our rating from Accumulate' to HOLD' given the persistent execution challenges, valuing the core business (excl. Green Solutions) at PE of 40x Mar'27E (same as earlier) with SoTP-derived TP of Rs3,633 (Rs3,629...

Ambuja Cements (ACEM) delivered strong consolidated operating performance in Q1FY26 with 20% YoY volume growth (18.4mt excluding clinker volume), aided by higher government capex and recently acquired assets. NSR improved by 5% QoQ, aided by an uptick in cement pricing during the quarter. RM costs declined on lower purchase of goods, which resulted in ACEM delivering EBITDA/t of Rs1,066. ACEM has successfully integrated the brands of Penna and Orient into ACEM. The capacity utilization for acquired assets stood at ~77-78% as per mgmt. ACEM would utilize Penna and Sanghi clinker...

Reiterate its $100mn expenses towards new launches of specialty in FY26. Sun Pharma (SUNP) Q1FY26 EBIDTA (+11% YoY) was 7% above our estimates aided by higher specialty sales and lower opex. Over last few years SUNP dependency on US generics has reduced and company's growth is more functional on specialty, RoW and domestic pharma that has strong growth visibility. Though FY26 expenses (an additional $100mn spend) is likely to remain elevated given company are in investment phase to ramp up specialty...

uptick in the stock price. Our revised DCF-based TP is Rs 6,367 (up from Rs 6,068), implying PE of 60x FY27E earnings. KAYNES has maintained its guidance to reach Rs 45bn, however revised its margin guidance from 15.6% to ~17% by FY26. In Q1FY26 company is having an order book of Rs 74bn mainly driven from aerospace, industrial and automotive. The OSAT facility development is on track, with estimated revenue starting in Q4FY26, while PCB manufacturing is expected to begin as planned, contributing to revenue from FY27 onwards. Company acquired August Electronics to strengthen its North...

In a quarter marred by geo-political tensions, INDIGO IN's yield declined 4.9% YoY to Rs4.98 (PLe Rs5.05) while load factor was down 220 bps to 84.6% (PLe 85.6%) resulting in a top-line miss of 2.5%. However, FX adjusted EBITDAR margin of 28.6% was broadly in-line with our estimate aided by 21.9% YoY fall in fuel CASK to Rs1.38 amid fall in ATF prices and reduction in less fuel-efficient damp lease aircrafts. Fall in aircraft and engine rentals due to subsiding AoG issue is likely to be a key factor in ensuring CASK (ex-fuel & ex-forex) remains...

R32 plant commercialized in Mar' 25, running at optimum utilization at Rs7.3bn, up 38.5% YoY and 3.5% QoQ, broadly in line with our estimates. Growth was primarily driven by exceptional performance in the HighPerformance Products (HPP) segment, which registered a robust 44.8% YoY increase, supported by strong demand and better realizations for refrigerants. The newly commissioned R32 plant is already operating at optimal utilization....